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Kimberly Drew: Monday, June 24, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. CT
SAIC Ballroom
Kimberly Drew is a curator, cultural critic, and author with over a decade of experience in the art world. She has written for publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and, most recently, NY Magazine. Drew has also published two books, Black Futures, co-edited with J Wortham, and This is What I Know About Art, a young adult book about art and activism. Drew works on independent curatorial projects and recently joined the staff at Pace Gallery, where she works as a Director on the Curatorial team.
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Instagram: @museummammy
Black Futures by
"A literary experience unlike any I've had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have been and where they might be going."-The New York Times Book Review(Editors' Choice) What does it mean to be Black and alive right now? Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work-images, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more-to tell the story of the radical, imaginative, provocative, and gorgeous world that Black creators are bringing forth today. The book presents a succession of startling and beautiful pieces that generate an entrancing rhythm- Readers will go from conversations with activists and academics to memes and Instagram posts, from powerful essays to dazzling paintings and insightful infographics. In answering the question of what it means to be Black and alive, Black Futures opens a prismatic vision of possibility for every reader.